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NATIONAL CRIME RECORDS BUREAU REPORT 2018

Introduction

National Crime Office statistics for 2017 were released on October 21, 2019. The report found that Tamil Nadu was the head of serious crimes followed by Maharashtra. The report was created by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) which reports to the Ministry of the Interior. The NCRB submits 3 reports per year, namely crime in India, India and statistics on prison and accidental deaths and suicides in India.

National Criminal Records Bureau

The NCRB is a nodal agency reporting to the Union’s Interior Ministry to obtain an authentic source of crime data in a variety of settings, including accidents, suicides in all states of the country and prisons for questions policy and investigation.
It was established in 1986 as a central police organization.
Its headquarters are in New Delhi.
It implements and monitors the Crime and Crime Tracking Network System (CCTNS) agency, a mission-mode project as part of the national e-government plan.
He also provides training in information technology (IT) and fingerprint science to Indian and foreign police.
The NCRB publishes 4 annual publications on crime, prison statistics, accidental deaths, suicides and fingerprints. These publications serve as major benchmarks for crime statistics.

Report highlights

The increase in IPC-related crimes was highest in Delhi, Assam and Kerala. In contrast, IPC-related crimes have decreased considerably in Mizoram, Gujarat, Himachal, Tripura and Nagaland.
About fifty crimes at Lakh were recorded in 2017. This is an increase of 3.6% compared to the previous report published in 2016.
Murder cases registered across the country have decreased by 6%. The number of murders in 2016 was 30,450 and in 2017 it was reduced to 28,653.
The NCRB reported that the number of kidnappings and kidnappings has increased by 9% since 2016.
Haryana led the way in sedition (crimes against the state). This increase is mainly due to the great unrest of Jat’s reserves in Haryana in 2017. Cases of sedition include damage to public goods, aid to anti-social elements, etc.

The maximum number of cases of crimes against women was increasing. The majority of crimes against women under the IPC have been recorded as follows:

Of the crimes against women, 33.2% were victims of cruelty from their husbands or relatives
Assault on women with intent to undermine their modesty contributed to 33.2
Kidnappings and abductions of women contributed 21%
The violation contributed 10%

The crime against CS has been reported as:

30% of crimes against SC were simple injury cases
SC / ST (atrocity prevention) cases accounted for 13.4%

Key results

Registration and crime rate

In 2017, the case register increased by 3.6% compared to 2016.
Delhi had the highest crime rate in the country with 1,050 criminal acts of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) per lakh of the city’s population.
This was more than four times the national average of 238.

Crimes against the State

There was a 30% increase in incidents of crimes against the state compared to 2016.
This category includes, among others, crimes such as sedition, war against the country and damage to public property.
The maximum number of these crimes was reported by Haryana, followed by UP. The main reason was the act of damage to public property.
The maximum crimes were committed by leftist extremists (LWE), followed by insurgents and terrorists in the northeast (jihadists and other elements).

Crime against women

The number of crimes committed against women increased by 6% in 2016.
Most of the cases were recorded under the heading "Cruelty inflicted by husband or relatives", followed by “Assault against women with the intention of scandalizing their modesty”.
The maximum number of cases was recorded in Uttar Pradesh (UP), followed by Maharashtra and West Bengal.

Cybercrimes

Bangalore tops the list of metropolitan cities in the country in terms of the number of cybercrimes recorded.
Bengaluru was followed by Mumbai and Jaipur.

Riots

Of the 58,880 incidents of riots reported, community and sectarian riots accounted for 723 and 183 incidents respectively.
There were 805 riots due to caste conflicts and 1909 riots for political reasons.
The maximum number of incidents in Bihar has been reported, followed by Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra.

Crime against SC / ST:

Incidents recorded as part of the Program for Scheduled Atrocity Prevention Program recorded an increase, from 5,082 reported incidents in 2016 to 5,775 in 2017.
Incidents of scheduled tribe crimes increased from 844 in 2016 to 720 in 2017.

What is the basis of the classification?

Offenses for misdemeanours have been classified outside the provisions of the Indian Penal Code and other special and local laws.
Although the report indicates that the socio-economic factors or the reasons for the crimes have not been captured, the non-legislative parameters for the classification of some crimes have not been sufficiently explained.
This raises questions based on the classification.
The purpose of such a classification would only be achieved if a more detailed description of the categories was provided for reasons.
Unlike crime statistics, prison statistics do not provide any information on crimes in trials and convicts.
This avoids cross-references and examination of the figures in the two reports.

What are the other concerns?

It is impossible to obtain information on the development of sentences for various crimes and in several States or to formulate a policy on penalties.
There are concerns about the methods of calculating and presenting data.
While recording recidivism rates, the report collects state-level information on the number of minors and adults who were arrested before but not convicted, and those who have already been convicted.
However, the reliability of this data is questionable, given the understanding of recidivism.
It involves the arrest of people who may not have been previously convicted of crimes suspected or accused of having committed, and who cannot be convicted again.
This is particularly problematic because we know that socially and economically marginalized people are in conflict with the law several times and are regularly arrested and released on suspicion.
There are methodological concerns regarding the rate of freight coverage calculation.
It is measured by the total number of cases cleared by the police and not by the total number of cases for investigation.

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